Meintest du essen?
Similar in coloration and closely related to the Baltimore oriole, the orchard oriole is the smallest member of the New World blackbird family that includes red-winged blackbirds and meadowlarks.
They are black everywhere else with white wing bars.
Let’s play a game…for science! With a tap of the touch-screen computer, orangutans at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo try their memories at matching pictures. These games help scientists study the apes’ metacognition.
rewarded with one of their favorite foods—grapes—but the treat is delivered somewhere else
This peculiar-looking canine uses its exceptional hearing to hunt for termites and beetles — here are some more fun facts about the species.
The remaining part of their diet is just about anything else they can find — fruits
By Stephen Schulze, Keeper at the National Zoo’s Small Mammal House
spend more time extricating the mesh from acacia thorns than we do on anything else
Our lemurs celebrated their birthdays April 6 with a gorgeous cherry blossom-themed cake! Get the story behind the celebration from primate keeper Emily Bricker.
All lemur species are endemic to Madagascar; they exist nowhere else on Earth.
Two peanuts sit on a tray. One is beneath the curve of a tool; the other is beside a different tool, out of reach. Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Allen’s swamp monkey Nub Armstrong is eyeing both. Will he pick the tool that brings the peanut toward him? To examine whether guenons understand how tools work, primate keeper Erin Stromberg and University of Michigan graduate student Missy Painter have teamed up to put these monkeys’ smarts to the test.
we understand what makes a tool useful—that it has a causal effect on something else
Things are hop-penning at Small Mammal House! On Jan. 24, a wallaby joey popped its head out of mom Victoria’s pouch. Get the scoop on the young joey from animal keeper Esther Wray.
Is there anything else readers should know about the new joey?
In summer 2023, Bird House keepers celebrated the arrival of orchard oriole chicks—the first hatched in human care—and Baltimore oriole chicks. Curator Sara Hallager shares an update about the team’s success.
They are black everywhere else with white bars on their wings.
With just a few tips and tricks, anyone can find salamanders and celebrate nature in their local area.
That is more than anywhere else in the world!
We’re leaping for joy and celebrating World Lemur Day at Smithsonian’s National Zoo! This special holiday—which takes place the last Friday in October—is the perfect occasion for learning all about our lemur friends.
90% of Madagascar’s plants and animals are endemic—you won’t find them anywhere else
